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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata welcomedcongressional action Thursday to ensure government funding as the new fiscal year starts, and prevent a temporary government shutdown. The Senate passed the legislation earlier in the day and the House of Representatives then quickly passed the Continuing Resolution (CR). President Biden was expected to sign the legislation as soon as possible preventing any interruption of nonessential government functions starting October 1.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming a National Park Service (NPS) notification of an approximately $80,000 grant for the lighting project at the Tony Solaita Baseball Field. These funds are to replace the baseball grandstand spotlights and reset five stadium spotlighting systems.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming a grant of $122,253 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency for rehabilitation and treatment efforts.

Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming the announcement of a grant of $67,148 for the American Samoa Department of Homeland Security. The grant is part of the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness program, which is awarded by the US Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming two grants combining for about $1.75 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and both for the American Samoa Department of Health for separate health projects.

One discretionary grant of just under a million dollars at $997,661 is for the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Homevisiting Grant Program, and due to the local work of Merenaite Liua.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming the announcement of $950,000 in federal funds for programs that seek to identify, assess, and respond to instances of domestic violence and sexual assault. This grant, administered by the US Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), is awarded to the American Samoa Legal Aid, Inc.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata welcomed a response to her recent inquiries from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announcing a $2.3 million boost in total available Medicaid funding in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 (beginning October 1) from $85.5 to 87.8 million, which is up from FY 2021, based on a 2.7 percent increase under the formula as directed by Congress.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata welcomed House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022. This major annual legislation authorizes Pentagon operations across the board, including priorities such as a 2.7 percent pay increase for our troops, and Pacific security measures, including $8.8 billion for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, expressing U.S.